Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) is a documentary profiling the band They Might Be Giants, featuring interviews with Frank Black, Sarah Vowell, Dave Eggers, and others. It was directed by AJ Schnack and premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival in 2002. It was released in theaters and on DVD in 2003. The DVD includes bonus features such as music videos, vintage live performances, and more. Image File history File links GiganticcoverDVD.jpg DVD cover for Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns). ... Image File history File links GiganticcoverDVD.jpg DVD cover for Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns). ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental / pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation as intellectual... Frank Black Frank Black, also known by the stage name Black Francis (real name Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV, born April 6, 1965 in Boston), is an American musician. ... Sarah Vowell (born December 27, 1969) is an American author, journalist, and regular contributor to the radio program This American Life on Public Radio International. ... Dave Eggers Dave Eggers (born January 8, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer and editor. ... AJ Schnack is an independent filmmaker. ... South by Southwest (SXSW, Inc. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trivia

• Schnack spent a long time contemplating whether it was appropriate to paste the "September 11th, 2001" date on the screen for a midnight in-show performance at a record store in downtown New York City in which the band was promoting Mink Car, which was released on 9/11/2001. He eventually decided to change it to, "September 10th, 2001".

• Features the only clip ever seen of the famed "Rabid Child" video.

• The song John Flansburgh is seen singing for Dial-A-Song is "I Can't Hide From My Mind," which ended up being the last song on The Spine.

Mink Car is the eighth studio album by They Might Be Giants, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music) on eMusic. ... John Flansburgh (b. ... The Spine is the tenth full-length They Might Be Giants studio album. ...

See also

• They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental / pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation as intellectual...

External links

• giganticfilm.com official website